Celtic Prayer

Sometimes the shortest prayers are the most profound.

Dwight L. Moody said:

My experience is that those who pray most in their closets generally make short prayers in public. Long prayers are too often not prayers at all, and they weary the people.

• How short the publican's prayer was: “God be merciful to me a sinner!”
• The Syrophoenician woman's was shorter still: “Lord help me!” She went right to the mark, and she got what she wanted.
• The prayer of the thief on the cross was a short one: “Lord, remember me when Thou comest into Thy Kingdom!”
• Peter's prayer was, “Lord, save me, or I perish!”

Here's a short Celtic prayer:

The Breton Fisherman's Prayer
Dear God, be good to me. The sea is so wide, and my boat is so small.

photo via creative commons by dwan

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